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Carla Jenkins

Cringeworthy Tiktok shows how many people struggle to pronounce 'Glasgow'

COP26 has certainly brought a new wealth of visitors to the city - and we wonder how many have never been in Scotland before.

Now, it's always the butt of many jokes that so many people have some hilarious pronunciations in the city.

But what COP26 has made apparent is that many of the new visitors are failing at the first hurdle - being unable to pronounce 'Glasgow' properly in the first place.

The Washington Post made a hilarious Tikok of all the people who cannot pronounce our dear city's name properly, instead reverting to "Glass-co" or "Glass-cow".

And who are the biggest culprits?

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Hilariously - they are US President Joe Biden and Former US president Barack Obama, who fall foul of "Glasghow" and "Glass-cow" variations.

Our favourite bit is the typical Glasgow character at the end - "tell your boss he's pronouncing it wrong".

Brilliant!

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